South Africa exported 49000 tons of corn in September

Introduction: Johannesburg, Oct 29: South Africa's grain information service center (sagis) said on Monday that as of September 30, South Africa's ending corn inventory totaled 5.371 million tons, and 49000 tons of corn were exported in September In a statement of sagis, 3.333 million tons of white jade rice are used for food and 2.068 million tons of yellow corn are used for animal feed Of the 49000 tons of corn exported by South Africa in September, 26000 tons were white jade rice The export volume of 2001 / 02 market year (May to next April) is 511000 tons Currently, the annual corn production of South Africa is 7.2 million tons, and South Africa is also regarded as the main corn supplier of Southern African countries These countries in southern Africa are suffering from insufficient corn production due to bad weather and political unrest However, road transporters warned that the surge in demand for grain shipments to the North could be limited by a shortage of trucks Spoornet, the state-run Railway Agency, said there may be problems with capacity, but it will look for ways to solve the problem South Africa is believed to supply most of the 149450 tonnes of corn that Zambia's food reserve is bidding for Four companies won the bid, Zambia's agriculture minister said Friday In addition to the 40000 tons of corn to be provided by Ugandan grain traders, other companies will generally purchase the corn from South Africa Zambia's Grain Marketing Committee said it would bid for 150000 tons of white corn The deadline for bid submission is November 8 Food experts concerned about Zambia say the country will need up to 600000 tons of grain to avoid a crisis Political analysts have warned that if there is a food shortage, there will be food triggered riots, which will only aggravate the already tense political situation Food production in Zambia has started to decline since veterans who call themselves liberation fighters robbed hundreds of white owned commercial farms early last year The chronic shortage of foreign exchange also led to a surge in input costs for farmers Malawi will import 150000 tons of corn from South Africa in the next four months after signing a financing agreement with a South African bank Japan is also importing white jade rice from South Africa because it does not contain genetically modified organisms Japan bought more than 500000 tons of yellow corn, the USDA said South Africa exported 272000 tons of corn between May and September.